9-letter words containing u, r, i
- aquariums — Plural form of aquarium.
- aquarobic — pertaining to exercises performed standing up in a swimming pool
- aquitards — Plural form of aquitard.
- araucania — a region of central Chile, inhabited by Araucanian Indians
- araucaria — any tree of the coniferous genus Araucaria of South America, Australia, and Polynesia, such as the monkey puzzle and bunya-bunya
- arbitrium — the power to decide
- arbovirus — any one of a group of viruses that cause such diseases as encephalitis and dengue and are transmitted to humans by arthropods, esp insects and ticks
- archdruid — a chief or principal druid
- archilute — Alternative form of archlute.
- arcminute — unit of angular measurement, 1⁄60 of a degree
- arcturian — a first-magnitude star in the constellation Boötes.
- arcuation — the use of arches or vaults in buildings
- aristaeus — a son of Apollo and Cyrene: protector of herds and fields
- armouries — a drill hall used for training and as headquarters by a reserve unit of the armed forces
- arrhenius — Svante August (ˈsvantə ˈauɡʊst). 1859–1927, Swedish chemist and physicist, noted for his work on the theory of electrolytic dissociation: Nobel prize for chemistry 1903
- arsenious — of or containing arsenic in the trivalent state
- art music — music written by a composer rather than passed on by oral tradition
- art union — a lottery, often with prizes other than cash
- arthurian — of or relating to King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table
- articular — of or relating to joints or to the structural components in a joint
- arum lily — any southern African plant of the aroid genus Zantedeschia, esp Z. aethiopica, which has a white funnel-shaped spathe enclosing a yellow spadix
- atrocious — If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.
- attribute — If you attribute something to an event or situation, you think that it was caused by that event or situation.
- au gratin — covered and cooked with browned breadcrumbs and sometimes cheese
- au poivre — coated with crushed black peppercorns, sautéed, and usually flamed with brandy and served with a sauce
- au revoir — goodbye
- aubergine — An aubergine is a vegetable with a smooth, dark purple skin.
- aubrietia — any trailing purple-flowered plant of the genus Aubrieta, native to European mountains but widely planted in rock gardens: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- auctorial — of or relating to an author
- audiogram — a graphic record of the acuity of hearing of a person obtained by means of an audiometer
- auditoria — the space set apart for the audience in a theater, school, or other public building.
- auditress — a female auditor
- auger bit — an auger having a square tang at its upper end and rotated by a brace, used for boring through wood.
- auranofin — a gold-containing compound, C 20 H 34 AuO 9 PS, used orally in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
- aureation — (rhetoric) The enhancement of the seriousness of a topic by the use of elaborate circumlocutions or polysyllabic or Latinate words for it.
- auricular — of, relating to, or received by the sense or organs of hearing; aural
- auriculas — Plural form of auricula.
- auriculin — atrial natriuretic factor.
- auriscope — a medical instrument for examining the external ear
- auriscopy — (medicine) Examination of the ear using an auriscope.
- aurobindo — Sri (Sri Aurobindo Ghose) 1872–1950, Indian scholar and spiritual leader.
- austerity — Austerity is a situation in which people's living standards are reduced because of economic difficulties.
- australia — a country and the smallest continent, situated between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific: a former British colony, now an independent member of the Commonwealth, constitutional links with Britain formally abolished in 1986; consists chiefly of a low plateau, mostly arid in the west, with the basin of the Murray River and the Great Dividing Range in the east and the Great Barrier Reef off the NE coast. Official language: English. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: dollar. Capital: Canberra. Pop: 23 029 674 (2013 est). Area: 7 682 300 sq km (2 966 150 sq miles)
- austrasia — the eastern region of the kingdom of the Merovingian Franks that had its capital at Metz and lasted from 511 ad until 814 ad. It covered the area now comprising NE France, Belgium, and western Germany
- autarchic — absolute sovereignty.
- autarkies — Plural form of autarky.
- auteurism — a critical film theory according to which the primary creator of a film is the director, all of whose works are said to reflect to a certain degree the characteristics of a personal style
- auteurist — a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp.
- authorial — Authorial means relating to the author of something such as a book or play.
- authoring — Authoring is the creation of documents, especially for the Internet.